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‘The people forced their hand’ on fuel excise, road charge
Monday, 30 Mar, 2026
KAP Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter has declared the Government’s decision to finally halve their fuel excise at the bowser, and suspend the heavy vehicle road user charge, as a win for Australia’s transport industry and regional communities who refused to back down. The decision to halve the 52c litre fuel excise on every […]
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Katter Continues 14 Years of Calls for National Fuel Security via Robust Ethanol Mandate
Thursday, 26 Mar, 2026
Yesterday in Parliament the Premier stood on Labor’s position and refused to commit to taking tangible action on fuel security by implementing a robust ethanol mandate, Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) Leader, and Member for Traeger has said. In opposition the LNP put three bills into Parliament to implement an ethanol mandate, then refused to support […]
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Ethanol in biofuels mix of fuel security solutions to supply crises
Wednesday, 25 Mar, 2026
KAP Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter today joined independent Parliamentarians from across Australia to demand the urgent implementation of self-sufficient national fuel solutions that properly protect families, farmers, transport and regional industries from being crippled by global oil crises. Together, the North Queensland MP and fellow crossbenchers – from the country electorates of Mayo […]
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Government Inaction on Innisfail Helipad Putting Lives at Risk
Thursday, 19 Mar, 2026
Member for Hill, Shane Knuth, has slammed the Queensland Government on its latest response to a Question in parliament on reinstating the Innisfail Hospital helipad. Mr Knuth said the issue has dragged on for years, forcing critically ill patients to be transported more than 6 kilometres from the Innisfail Aerodrome to the hospital. “I have […]
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World Desperate for Queensland Resources, LNP Government Still Says No! Katter
Tuesday, 17 Mar, 2026
The LNP Government in Queensland is blindly holding sticking to their long-held woke position alongside Labor that Queensland’s rich uranium resources should be locked away underground, at a time when Europe is turning back to nuclear, The Leader of the Katter’s Australian Party (KAP) and state Member for Traeger Robbie Katter has said. The President […]
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Halve fuel excise or watch fruit rot and shelves empty
Monday, 16 Mar, 2026
KAP Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter has written to the Prime Minister to immediately halve fuel excise tax to deliver emergency relief from record price pressures crippling the nation’s freight industry, and protect Australia’s primary producers. Mr Katter has warned the PM that farmers and freight operators being crushed by skyrocketing fuel costs across […]
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